ations ACnE 187/6 United Nations congress Distr. General CPPME 15 December 1999 on the Prevention of crim Original: english and the Treatment of offenders Vienna, 10-17 April 2000 Item 4 of the provisional agenda International Cooperation in Combating transnational Crime: New Challenges in the twenty-first Century Working paper prepared by the secretariat Contents Paragraphs L. Introduction Il. Concepts and definitions II. Concerns IV. Controversial issues 12-2 v. Points for discussion 26-37 222357 VI. Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnation Organized Crime and the protocols thereto A/CONF 187/1 99-90986(E)* A/CONF.187/1. V.99-90986 (E) United Nations A/CONF.187/6 Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders Vienna, 10-17 April 2000 Distr.: General 15 December 1999 Original: English Item 4 of the provisional agenda* International Cooperation in Combating Transnational Crime: New Challenges in the Twenty-first Century Working paper prepared by the Secretariat Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 2 II. Concepts and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 2 III. Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 2 IV. Controversial issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-25 3 V. Points for discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-37 5 VI. Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the protocols thereto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-43 7